It is unclear “what President Joe Biden’s optimism about a possible ceasefire in Gaza by next Monday is based on.” This was said by Israeli sources quoted by the media.
A Hamas official, in turn, told Portal, as Haaretz reported, that US President Joe Biden's comments about a ceasefire in Gaza were premature and did not reflect the actual situation on the ground. According to the official, “major gaps” still need to be filled in the agreement before a ceasefire is guaranteed.
“Israel will cease its operations in Gaza during Ramadan,” Joe Biden said last night, specifying that the halt was part of the conditions set out in a ceasefire agreement currently being negotiated.
Hamas' Gaza Health Ministry has updated the death toll in Gaza since the start of the war, saying 29,878 people have been killed so far. The figure includes at least 96 deaths in the past 24 hours, while 70,215 people have been injured since the conflict began.
Dozens of rockets were fired by Lebanon's Hezbollah in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel, where warning sirens sounded. This was announced by the military spokesman, citing media. There is currently no news of any victims.
Lebanese Hezbollah claimed responsibility for firing 40 rockets at the Israeli military base on Mount Merom in the Galilee this morning. “In response to the attacks on Baalbeck and Mount Yarmak,” the Lebanese Armed Party’s statement said, referring to yesterday’s Israeli airstrikes deep into Lebanese territory. The Mount Merom base had already been attacked by Hezbollah two more times in recent weeks.
US, 2 missiles and 3 Houthi ships destroyed in Yemen
The US Army Central Command (Centcom) reports that Centcome added that it destroyed a drone that was over the Red Sea: the weapons “posed an imminent threat to merchant vessels and US vessels in the region.” “These operations are designed to protect freedom of navigation and make international waters safer for U.S. naval and commercial vessels,” writes Centcom.
“Houthis deactivate Europe-Asia submarine cable”
Four underwater communications cables between Saudi Arabia and Djibouti were cut by the Iran-backed Houthi group in Yemen, according to a report by Israeli news site Globes. The damage causes significant disruption to global internet communications between Europe and Asia, particularly in the Gulf States and India. The damaged cables belong to the AAE-1, Seacom, EIG and TGN systems. The AAE-1 cable connects East Asia to Europe via Egypt and connects China to the West. The Europe India Gateway (EIG) system connects Europe with Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the Emirates and India.
Wafa, “Three Palestinians killed in clashes with Israel”
Three Palestinians were killed in clashes with the Israeli army in the al Faraa refugee camp in Tubas, near Nablus in the West Bank. This was reported by the Wafa agency, which identified the three as Ahmed Daraghmeh (26 years old), Osama Jabr Al-Zalt (31 years old) and Muhammad Samih Bayadsa (32 years old). According to Palestinian and Israeli media, Daraghmeh was the commander of the local “Tubas Battalion,” the military wing of Islamic Jihad.
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